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Re:What Web Can Do Today by pi-rat on Sunday November 29, 2015 @05:40PM (#10646419)
Through DHCP, the DHCP server can set different DHCP-options to notify clients what type of connection it is. For example: Android Phones set up to be a hotspot will set DHCP option 43 to a value indicating that it's a metered cellular connection.
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Re:What Web Can Do Today by sohcahtoa on Sunday November 29, 2015 @05:55PM (#10646484)
I had no idea DHCP could even do that. What do Android devices do on unmetered cellular connections? How do they know if the connection is metered or not?
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Re:What Web Can Do Today by HappyTypist on Sunday November 29, 2015 @09:04PM (#10647186)
In android settings you can set if your connection is metered or not, and set thresholds / warnings.
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